Licensed Mental Health Counselor

Borinquen Medical Centers is based in Miami, FL and is seek to hire a full-time LMHC. The LMHC will be responsible to provide therapy and / or counseling to individuals experiencing symptoms of distress due to mental illness, trauma, substance use, or co-occurring disorders.

TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for interviewing, assessing, and counseling individuals in need of mental health and / or substance abuse services, and to their loved ones. Follow-up on clients as needed.
• Works with an ethnically diverse population from an anti-oppression framework.
• Works with issues related to trauma, domestic violence, sexual assault, and other life-threatening stressful events.
• Able to provide crisis counseling as needed.
• Able to effectively complete documentation in a timely manner and in EHR (e.g. Athena).
• Able to work with integrated team to develop a client treatment plan.
• Able to complete SAMHSA assessments (e.g. GPRA, TRAC, SPARS), PHQ-9, and Healthy Living Questionnaire (HLQ) as needed.
• Able to provide education and training on mental health issues and evidenced-based practices.
• Capable of balancing and taking care of oneself while meeting the demands his / her employment.
• Performs counseling in Spanish or Haitian Creole, as needed (fluency required).
• Create and modify documents for activities, and prepares reports as required by the program.
• Support staff in assigned project-based work.
• Able to work effectively as part of a team with shared goal of providing quality services to Borinquen clients.
• Must communicate effectively with supervisor regarding caseloads, issues regarding supervision, and leave requests.
• Must communicate effectively with team members.
• Perform other work-related duties as assigned by Director of Behavioral Health and / or Program Managers.
• Other duties as assigned by immediate supervisor as required.

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BENEFITS